Feeding wild fish

[Therealman1]

I've just gotten a wild longfined cardinal fish ( I wanted captive bred) so I've had him for about 3 days he doesn't go for the food I add (flakes) and I've seen him peck the sand once, should I be worried? Or will he follow my captive fish soon and eat flakes?

 

[Allmost]

try adding garlic or entice to get him eating.

try other foods such as BB or mysis as well.

yes, you need to train him to eat soon.

 

[Therealman1]

Thanks I thought I had some pods in my tank from my LR but my scooter blenie mowed them all...:/

 

[Therealman1]

Is it possible to feed him plankton?

 

[Allmost]

plankton is a term refering to any floating object in a body of water .... [so ure flakes when floating are planktons ]

if you mean Phyto plankton, then no, copepods and such feed on phyto, and fish feed on them ...

you need to get the fish eating. so that is why I adviced you to use the food sources fish can accept as food easier. like Brine Shrimp.

soak it in garlic, and feed.

 

[Therealman1]

Thanks he seemed interested in some zooplankton that I was target feeding my coral with

 

[snorvich]

Try frozen mysis, nutramar ova, capelin fish roe.

 

[Andrew]

I've never had a saltwater fish go for flakes. Try some good quality frozen foods and they will go nuts over it. Give them a little more option. Compare it to you eating soggy bread every day.... I don't blame the fish for wanting something better.

 

[Therealman1]

My clowns go nuts for flakes and my lfs said it was the best to pick, I was just starting out so I picked that. Im going to get some frozen food next time.